Oil of sesame seed — Production in Somalia

Somalia: Oil of sesame seed — Production was 1,306 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
1,306 t
Change on year
up 164.6%
World rank
38th
of 67 countries
All-time high
18,900 t
in 1985
All-time low
260.3 t
in 2019
Years of data
61
1961–2023

Oil of sesame seed — Production in Somalia, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

Somalia recorded 1,306 t for oil of sesame seed — production in 2023.

The figure is up 164.6% on the previous year and up 141.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, oil of sesame seed — production in Somalia peaked at 18,900 t in 1985 and was at its lowest, 260.3 t, in 2019.

Somalia ranks 38th of 67 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Oil of sesame seed — Production in Somalia, year by year

Annual values for Oil of sesame seed — Production in Somalia, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 1,125 t
1962 1,125 t +0.0%
1963 1,125 t +0.0%
1964 1,350 t +20.0%
1965 1,350 t +0.0%
1966 4,500 t +233.3%
1967 4,500 t +0.0%
1968 4,500 t +0.0%
1969 4,500 t +0.0%
1970 7,605 t +69.0%
1971 3,501 t -54.0%
1972 5,301 t +51.4%
1973 8,001 t +50.9%
1974 9,000 t +12.5%
1975 9,900 t +10.0%
1976 10,800 t +9.1%
1977 13,500 t +25.0%
1978 13,500 t +0.0%
1979 14,400 t +6.7%
1980 13,500 t -6.2%
1981 15,750 t +16.7%
1982 18,000 t +14.3%
1983 13,500 t -25.0%
1984 17,550 t +30.0%
1985 18,900 t +7.7%
1986 16,650 t -11.9%
1987 14,400 t -13.5%
1988 14,400 t +0.0%
1989 14,850 t +3.1%
1990 14,400 t -3.0%
1991 13,950 t -3.1%
1992 10,800 t -22.6%
1993 9,900 t -8.3%
1994 8,100 t -18.2%
1995 9,000 t +11.1%
1996 8,550 t -5.0%
1997 9,000 t +5.3%
1998 7,650 t -15.0%
1999 8,100 t +5.9%
2000 8,550 t +5.6%
2001 8,550 t +0.0%
2002 8,550 t +0.0%
2003 8,550 t +0.0%
2004 8,550 t +0.0%
2005 8,550 t +0.0%
2006 8,550 t +0.0%
2007 8,550 t +0.0%
2008 8,550 t +0.0%
2009 9,000 t +5.3%
2010 1,036 t -88.5%
2011 766.9 t -26.0%
2012 1,104 t +44.0%
2013 541.8 t -50.9%
2015 1,001 t +84.8%
2017 1,373 t +37.2%
2018 1,522 t +10.9%
2019 260.3 t -82.9%
2020 1,279 t +391.3%
2021 851.66 t -33.4%
2022 493.53 t -42.1%
2023 1,306 t +164.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2,675 t 1,125 t 4,500 t 9
1970s 9,551 t 3,501 t 14,400 t 10
1980s 15,750 t 13,500 t 18,900 t 10
1990s 9,945 t 7,650 t 14,400 t 10
2000s 8,595 t 8,550 t 9,000 t 10
2010s 950.62 t 260.3 t 1,522 t 8
2020s 982.42 t 493.53 t 1,306 t 4

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 35 Ethiopia PDR 1,920 t compare
  2. 36 Iraq 1,600 t compare
  3. 37 Guatemala 1,368 t compare
  4. 39 Palestine 1,207 t compare
  5. 40 Colombia 1,198 t compare
  6. 41 Singapore 1,000 t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is oil of sesame seed — production in Somalia?
Oil of sesame seed — production in Somalia was 1,306 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest oil of sesame seed — production recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 18,900 t in 1985.
What is the lowest oil of sesame seed — production recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 260.3 t in 2019.
How does Somalia rank for oil of sesame seed — production?
Somalia ranks 38th out of 67 countries with data for 2023.
Is oil of sesame seed — production rising or falling in Somalia?
Over the last ten years it is up 141.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Somalia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Oil of sesame seed — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Oil of sesame seed — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
101 places, 5,419 data points, 1961–2023
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.